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Statistics Body of Knowledge - our library content below focuses on the topics in this listing.
When People Are The Instrument: Sensory Evaluation Methods
Measurements using people as the instruments are sometimes necessary. This article addresses how to use methods in tandem with statistical procedures to make the measurements more reliable...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2009-10
- Keywords:Sensory evaluation, Descriptive analysis, Acceptance test, Intensity, Liking, Discrimination tests, Difference tests, Sensory questions, Score sheets, Rating scales, Hedonic, Replication, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Must a Process Be in Statistical Control to Perform an Effective Experiment?
Taken from the Fall 2004 Newsletter
The paper investigates the potential consequences of implementing an experimental design when the process is not in statistical control...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2004-09
- Keywords:Fractional factorial, Mean square error, Special cause, confounding, Aliasing, Cpk, Replication, Half-normal plot of effects
Designing Experiments – An Overview
Mini Paper Taken from the Spring 2000 Newsletter
This paper provides an overview of designed experiments and how to best use them...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2000-04
- Keywords:Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), PDSA cycle, Replication, Repetition, Randomization, Signal-to-noise ratio, Completely randomized designs, Block designs, Latin square designs, Youden squares, Full factorial, Fractional factorial
The Man and His Methodology
1993 Youden Address
This Youden Address pays tribute to Jack Youden by summarizing his enormous advancements in experimental design and statistical analysis...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 1993-01
- Keywords:Youden Address, One-factor-at-a-time, Two-factor-at-a-time, Replication, Youden squares, Linked block designs, Chain block designs, Partially replicated Latin Squares, Calibration designs, Constrained randomization sequences,